TLC
or T.L.C., t.l.c.
- tender loving care.
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recognition, regard, treatment, spotlight, awareness, concern, uneasiness, disquiet, notice, observation, consciousness, brace, ministration, TLC, compunction, disquietude, attentiveness, heed, unease, watchfulnessExamples from the Web for tlc
Contemporary Examples
After the release of the trailer for the special last week, TLC received a requisite and perhaps well-deserved tongue-lashing.
It would definitely be wrong for TLC to encourage us to gawk at these men but their story is worth investigating nonetheless.
TLC promptly pulled the plug on the hit series and Shannon embarked on a press tour denying the claims.
She hesitated to explain any further because, she said, “TLC has kind of told us to hush-hush.”
While TLC was still hanging on in 1999, the tide was turning on the pop charts, too.
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Historical Examples
The low temperature in this differential is the lower critical temperature (Tlc).
During winter Tlc for both sexes decreased to 11°C (Figure 3).
In winter, Tlc of both sexes shifted downward to 11°C (Figure 3).
This seasonal shift in Tlc occurred as the result of a seasonal change in minimum thermal conductance (Table 3).
TLC
- informal tender loving care
- thin-layer chromatography
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Word Origin and History for tlc
by 1953 as an abbreviation of tender loving care.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
TLC
- thin-layer chromatography
- total lung capacity
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